[Thousand Illusions] is a martial art, and also the name of this couple.
Relying on this extraordinary skill, the two of them spent their lives wandering the martial world. Although they encountered powerful enemies more than once, they were always deceived by this combination of deception and trickery.
Even if they cannot defeat the enemy, escaping is not difficult.
Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Fang Shuwen today.
Feeling the True Qi surging within their bodies, the two of them exerted all their strength to try and remove their hands from Fang Shuwen's back.
It's simply impossible.
At this point, I'm no longer in control of my own destiny.
With Fang Shuwen's current martial arts skills, absorbing their internal energy wouldn't take him any time at all.
In the blink of an eye, their internal energy had completely vanished.
Immediately afterwards, two loud bangs were heard.
The two figures were blasted away...
This time, however, he was not as polite as he had been to Sun Qian in Guangning City. Without the protection of their True Qi, the two of them died before they even hit the ground from the force of the impact.
He turned around and glanced around.
There were people from the Flying Star Hall lying in ambush, and Lu Guiyan and Zhou Qingmei were blocking the door.
Those evil spirits who dared to rush into the mountain god's temple were basically dead on the spot. The few remaining ones could not cause any trouble and were suppressed and forced to retreat under Zhou Qingmei's [Thousand-Character Sword Technique] and Lu Guiyan's [Nine-Breath Crimson Phoenix Saber].
There were also members of the Flying Star Hall, armed with hidden weapons, providing support from the sidelines. Their Flying Star Darts would strike from time to time, each one taking a life.
Fang Shuwen then turned his attention to Chen Qi and Hua Meiniang.
To be honest, Fang Shuwen was somewhat surprised that Chen Qi didn't go to Autumn Moon Convent with the main group.
He had met this person by chance at the teahouse earlier, and the person had left a rather deep impression on him.
His swordsmanship was indeed exquisite, but Hua Meiniang's internal strength far surpassed his, so when the two fought, Chen Qi used a hit-and-run style.
The sword strikes, once it touches the target, are gone without a trace. The intricate and mysterious sword techniques, sometimes calm and sometimes agile, are a constant source of annoyance for Hua Meiniang.
He was determined to use any means necessary to kill him, but he could not succeed each time.
After glancing at it a few times, Fang Shuwen said softly:
Do you need any help?
After saying that, he completely ignored Chen Qi and Hua Meiniang and went straight to Bai Liuxian's side.
Fang Shuwen's words were already helping.
He killed so quickly that Hua Meiniang didn't even notice what was happening. Under the pressure of Chen Qi's sword, even if she heard the noise, she didn't bother to check and assumed it was her companion.
Only after hearing these words did he steal a glance, and his heart trembled with fear.
She fought Chen Qi for only about ten rounds, and then all the people who came with her were killed?
No, there's still Bai Liuxian left.
However, Fang Shuwen had already arrived beside him, looking down at Bai Liuxian, whose face was pale and who was barely breathing. Fang Shuwen chuckled:
Why not use the antidote?
Bai Liuxian's face darkened.
He used...
However, his snake venom was too potent; even with the antidote, he would need time to recover.
He simply had no reason to discuss this with Fang Shuwen.
Of course, Fang Shuwen was just asking casually.
Then I saw him squat down:
"The question remains: who exactly is the King Cao?"
What does he want those two people for?
Talk or die!
Thinking that the monk had been beheaded simply for saying "no," Bai Liuxian ultimately dared not force himself to continue.
"King Cao... King Cao is one of the four great ghost kings of the Hundred Ghost Hall."
"We do not know his real name; we can only refer to him as King Cao."
"You... the two people in the mountain god temple behind you are to be sent to Flying Snow City to save the life of Flying Snow City Lord Wu Lingxiao."
"It was... it was... the physician... sent by the Startling Flower Pavilion..."
Fang Shuwen suddenly looked up, staring at Bai Liuxian before him, his eyes slightly narrowed:
"What did you say?"
These two people remained silent about their identities and their relationship with Flying Snow City.
Lu Guiyan couldn't very well torture them to extract a confession. Although she was furious, she had already accepted the mission and could only endure it.
Fang Shuwen had also been curious about the identities of these two people, but while he had considered various possibilities, he never imagined that they were actually doctors.
Moreover, they still need to go to Flying Snow City to save Wu Lingxiao's life?
What happened to Wu Lingxiao, one of the Three Immortals, Two Kings, One City Madman, and why did he need to be saved?
Fang Shuwen's mind raced:
"How did you know that Wu Lingxiao needed them to save his life? What happened to Wu Lingxiao?"
"King Cao... King Cao learned of this matter through the Startling Flower Pavilion."
"But he didn't tell us the details..."
Since he had already spoken, Bai Liuxian held nothing back.
Fang Shuwen raised an eyebrow:
"So, King Cao wanted Wu Lingxiao dead, which is why he insisted on taking these two people away?"
No... that's not right!
"If that's really the case, he would probably have those two people killed outright."
Just like the Fierce Tiger Gang!
Qi Wuwang was commissioned by Golden Bell Tower to send the two people to Autumn Moon Convent.
They didn't come to kill them.
The one who wants to kill them is the Fierce Tiger Gang... The reason they are not afraid of Wu Lingxiao's retaliation afterward is because once this is accomplished, Wu Lingxiao will likely be powerless to reverse the situation.
The problem is, the Fierce Tiger Gang and Flying Snow City have absolutely no connection.
Whether Wu Lingxiao is dead or not, and what does that have to do with Qin Hu?
The only possibility is that the Fierce Tiger Gang is nothing more than a weapon.
The person wielding this knife is the one who truly wants Wu Lingxiao dead.
So, does that mean the person who posted the commission at Golden Bell Tower was King Cao of the Hundred Ghost Hall?
Fang Shuwen's gaze fell back on Bai Liuxian:
"Could it be that this King Cao... is injured?"
Bai Liuxian gave a bitter smile:
"He was beaten... injured by the people from the Startling Flower Pavilion..."
Fang Shuwen clicked his tongue in disbelief.
The situation behind this seems incredibly complex.
The Startling Flower Pavilion sent a physician to treat Wu Lingxiao, the city lord of Flying Snow City. King Cao received this news from the Startling Flower Pavilion. Fang Shuwen wondered if there was some connection between the Hundred Ghost Hall and the Startling Flower Pavilion.
It turns out that even this King Cao was injured by people from the Startling Flower Pavilion.
Are they related yet also enemies?
However, this does explain why these two people weren't sent there by the Startling Flower Pavilion...
It's likely that Startling Flower Pavilion itself has many hostile forces, so directly escorting them there would only create more resistance.
That's why they entrusted Lu'an Escort Agency to send people over.
The two people remained calm throughout, which suggests that Startling Flower Pavilion likely had a backup plan with Lu'an Escort Agency to ensure their safety.
In this way, everything makes sense.
However, Bai Liuxian's words contained a great deal of information.
Fang Shuwen had never heard of the Hundred Ghost Hall or the Startling Flower Pavilion.
What does Startling Flower Pavilion do?
Where did the Hundred Ghost Hall come from?
How did Wu Lingxiao get injured?
Who stands behind the Fierce Tiger Gang, viewing them as knives in their palm?